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Japan is increasingly aged. On the one hand, it’s bad: younger people are missing. On the other hand, it is good: the elderly last longer. For the first time, the number of people 100 years old or older reaches almost 100,000.
babies in Japan. And while birth levels reach historical minimal, the number of people over 100 years old reached a new record.
According to data from the Ministry of Health, Work and Welfare of the Asian country, the updated numbers point to a record of 99,763 people at 100 or older in the archipelago.
It is an increase of 4,644 individuals compared to the previous year, and this number that has not stopped growing in the last 55 years. It is no coincidence that in Japan they sell themselves.
As Women represent 88% of the total, with 87,784 peoplewhile the number of centenary men is “only” 11,979.
The oldest person in Japan is Shigeko Kagawa, a 114 -year -old woman From Yamatokoriyama, Nara City Hall (West), and the sixth oldest person in the world, according to Gerontology Research Group, an organization that maintains a global centenary records.
The oldest man in the Asian country is Kiyotaka Mizuno, with 111 yearsresident in the city of Iwata, in Shizuoka (Center).
Japan has reached an average of 80.58 centenaries per 100,000 inhabitants. By city halls, Shimane, in the west of the country, leads the concentration list, with an average of 168.69 centenaries per 100,000 residents.
When this data began to be collected in 1963, there were 153 centenaries in Japan. In 1981, this number surpassed the thousand and, in 1998, the 10,000, an increase in longevity that doctors and experts attribute mainly to the Development of Technologies and Medical Treatments.
According to the country’s Ministry of Health, the Japanese life expectancy is 87.13 years for women and 81.09 years for men.
If, on the one hand, it is worrying that the Japanese centenaries occupy an increasing slice of the population; On the other hand, the longevity of the Japanese people must be praised. It is no coincidence that Japan is one of the countries in the world with the highest average life expectancy.
As you get older it may seem like a secret of the Japanese people… but it is just the “sounding.” These “secrets” are within the reach of anyone.
It is fundamental exercise the body and the mind, and vary the routines. Stressimprove the Sleep Quality and increase energy levels with a balanced meal They are also fundamental factors. Oh, and don’t forget to!
On Monday is a holiday in Japan. The day of respect for the elderly is celebrated.
